ibilgailu

Basque

Etymology

From ibili (“move”) +‎ gailu (“device”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ibilɡai̯lu/ [i.β̞il.ɣ̞ai̯.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /ibilɡaʎu/ [i.β̞il.ɣ̞a.ʎu]
• Rhymes: -ai̯lu
• Rhymes: -aʎu
• Hyphenation: i‧bil‧gai‧lu

Noun

ibilgailu inan

1. vehicle

Declension

Declension of ibilgailu (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	ibilgailu	ibilgailua	ibilgailuak
ergative	ibilgailuk	ibilgailuak	ibilgailuek
dative	ibilgailuri	ibilgailuari	ibilgailuei
genitive	ibilgailuren	ibilgailuaren	ibilgailuen
comitative	ibilgailurekin	ibilgailuarekin	ibilgailuekin
causative	ibilgailurengatik	ibilgailuarengatik	ibilgailuengatik
benefactive	ibilgailurentzat	ibilgailuarentzat	ibilgailuentzat
instrumental	ibilgailuz	ibilgailuaz	ibilgailuez
inessive	ibilgailutan	ibilgailuan	ibilgailuetan
locative	ibilgailutako	ibilgailuko	ibilgailuetako
allative	ibilgailutara	ibilgailura	ibilgailuetara
terminative	ibilgailutaraino	ibilgailuraino	ibilgailuetaraino
directive	ibilgailutarantz	ibilgailurantz	ibilgailuetarantz
destinative	ibilgailutarako	ibilgailurako	ibilgailuetarako
ablative	ibilgailutatik	ibilgailutik	ibilgailuetatik
partitive	ibilgailurik	—	—
prolative	ibilgailutzat	—	—

Further reading

• “ibilgailu”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “ibilgailu”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005